Hormetic responses in neural systems: Consideration, contexts, and caveats

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 623-627

  Giordano, James ^a,b   Ives, John A ^b,c   Jonas, Wayne B ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Dose response; Hormesis; Neuroscience; Philosophy of science

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DOSE RESPONSE; EPISTEMOLOGY; HORMESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 49749114384     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408440802026356     Document Type: Review

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